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...used to draw the line at books. the more my life became digital and downloadable, dominated by DVDs and MP3s, the more dust that gathered on my analog music tapes and VHS cassettes, the more I resolved never to abandon the trusty old paper- ink-and-glue devices that proliferate on my shelves and pile up on my floor. As a die-hard bibliophile, I'd trot out every argument in the book against e-books: they're too clunky to curl up with; they're too expensive; they can't re-create print- perfect text or the smell...
...color screen that made me wonder if my home library would soon be gathering dust in the garage. In a single generation the SoftBook has gone from a so-so monochrome LCD screen to a brilliant, million-color VGA version good enough to reprint magazine photos. To show me what it could do, the model I saw came with this year's SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit edition preloaded--in eye-popping...
...attorneys' attempt to explain away plaintiff Frank Amodeo's throat cancer by saying it was caused by wood dust the clockmaker had inhaled at work, not cigarettes: "To us, that was unbelievable," Finegan said. "It was insulting to me and an incredible level of denial in the face of all the evidence and the earlier verdict...
Crashing down a row of tollbooths a week before the Senate election in the hopes of endearing Massachusetts voters essentially did just the opposite: They scoffed at his meager endeavor. Kerry pranced off to Washington leaving Weld in the dust without his coveted Senate seat. Splashing his name on The New York Times and Newsweek appeared to be his next sortie; however, his attempts to create another fifteen minutes of fame were demolished by the churlish Jesse Helms. For once, Helms, the bane of politics, had the right idea. Weld, seeking the illustrious position of Ambassador to Mexico, made himself...
...Wildest Dreams - Moody Blues 2. The Flame - Cheap Trick 3. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4. Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison 5. Dust in the Wind - Kansas 6. Barracuda - Heart 7. Money - Pink Floyd 8. D'yer Maker - Led Zeppelin 9. Stop Dragging my Heart Around - Stevie Nicks 10. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon...